It has been reported that Sri Lankan President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has agreed to remove his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa from the post of Prime Minister due to strong opposition from the people of Colombo.
The Chancellor has been intensifying his efforts to ‘remove’ the brothers from the state administration in the wake of the escalating struggle in the wake of the severe economic crisis. Our neighbor Sri Lanka is facing many crises such as foreign exchange deficit, rising prices, power cuts and shortages of essential commodities.
The public has been protesting for more than three weeks, demanding the resignation of President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The crisis for the state is increasing as trade unions, Buddhist monks and civil servants from all walks of life are rallying in Orani. In an attempt to escape this, President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has begun to focus. In this context, the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and former President Sirisena met with President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.
Then, Sirisena said: Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has agreed to remove Mahinda Rajapaksa from the post of Prime Minister; He also agreed to form a new National Council that would include all parties. The National Council will elect a new Prime Minister. With the participation of all parties, a new cabinet will be formed.
We will all work together to recover the country from the predicament, he said. President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa has abruptly sacked another of his brothers, Basil Rajapaksa, who served as Sri Lanka’s finance minister. He is currently planning to remove his elder brother Mahinda from the post of Prime Minister, causing a stir in Sri Lankan politics.
In this context, President Gotabhaya yesterday held talks with the leaders of the coalition parties that have left the ruling coalition. The chancellor then called on the opposition to negotiate and persuade them to form an interim government.
Meanwhile, Sirisena visited the Indian Embassy yesterday and met Duterte Buckley. President Rajapaksa briefed him on his talks with Gotabhaya Rajapaksa regarding the formation of an interim government. At the same time, it has been reported that Mahinda Rajapaksa has refused to resign as Prime Minister. Mahinda has also said that if an interim government is formed, he will lead it.